In the eyes of these wealthy businessmen, the corpses of their ancestors are important, the physical bodies of their sons are important, and the etiquette of their ancestors is important.
He didn't care at all about the life and death of others. However, Lin Fan didn't come here to do this for them. Anyone who dared to disobey would die!
These people only dared to curse a few words in private. However, after Lin Fan took over Xi'an City, he discovered even greater drawbacks.
The people of Xi'an City have been treated terribly. There is not much food left at home, and all the young and strong laborers have been injured. Moreover, Xi'an City's financial gap is too big!
During this period, Liu Zongmin took his people to eat and drink, which caused the grain shops and butcher shops in the city to close down. Except for the wealthy families in the city, the people were hungry almost every day.
"Sir, we went to patrol the streets today and found that there was no one on the street. They were all so scared that they hid at home!"
"Sir, we visited several people's homes and found that they had no food in their homes. When they saw us, they were trembling with fear!"
"Sir, we wanted to go to the grain shops in the city to buy some food today, but all the grain shops in the city were robbed. Now, people are in panic. This Xi'an city is no better than a dead city!"
Jin Yiwei came back to report.
Lin Fan frowned. The greatest productivity of a city is its people. If the people lose hope of living, no matter how rich the rich are, they will all be used up in the end.
"You are now going door-to-door to inform, saying that Mr. Japan will open a warehouse at the entrance of the palace to release grain, and all the people can receive the grain!"
Lin Fan said in a deep voice.
Tomorrow, he will not only store food here, but also recruit soldiers and train them into elites.
"Ah! Sir, we don't have enough food. Even if we don't eat it and give it all to the people in this city, it won't be enough!"
A Jin Yiwei said.
"Yes, sir, the prerequisite for opening a warehouse to stock food is that we have food. Now that we are starving ourselves, how can we still have food to give them!"
Jin Yiwei all said.
"You just have to do what I want. I will ensure that they can receive food tomorrow."
Lin Fan said.
"That's...okay!"
Jin Yiwei said, and then went door to door to inform the matter.
When the people learned that food would be distributed tomorrow, they cried excitedly. However, they also doubted that the court would have food for them.
After Jin Yiwei left, Lin Fan sent people to summon the original officials in Xi'an City.
Before the city of Xi'an was captured, there were still other officials here, but after the city was captured, these officials chose to submit to Dashun.
Logically speaking, all such officials should be killed. However, Lin Fan felt that they were still valuable and it would depend on how well they performed.
Half an hour later, a dozen officials in official uniforms came over with smiles. Li Zicheng was driven away, and Lin Fan summoned them again. They thought that the imperial court continued to let them serve as officials.
"Haha! Master Zhang, we have finally made it through. Now, we are the only ones left alive in Xi'an City. The responsibility for handling affairs in Xi'an City falls on us!
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"Alas! We are clever in this matter. If we hadn't knelt down to that Li Zicheng, we would have died too. We would have just tried our best!"
"Hey, this gentleman named Lin Fan is young and handsome. It's a pity that he doesn't know how to manage a city and needs our help!"
These people were talking and laughing as they came to Lin Fan.
When they saw Lin Fan, everyone bowed respectfully. Lin Fan looked at these people. Some of them were over sixty years old and their bodies were still strong.
Moreover, these people all smelled of alcohol, and they had obviously just eaten and drank enough.
snort!
The common people don't have enough to eat, but these people can drink, which shows how rich their family is.
"Are you the original officials in Xi'an City?"
Lin Fan asked.
"Hehe! Sir, we are the original officials of Xi'an City. Your Excellency came to us, but do you need us to help you deal with the affairs of Xi'an City?"
"Don't worry, sir. We are very familiar with handling government affairs. Leave it to us, and Xi'an City will be restored soon!"
Several people said with a smile.
"Can you recover soon?
Now the people in the city have no food at home, and coupled with the economic stagnation in the city, the people are about to starve to death, what are you going to do?"
Lin Fan asked.
Forehead……
Several people were stunned for a moment. Are things in this city so difficult now?
However, this matter has nothing to do with them, they just do what they can.
"This... sir, if this is the case, there is nothing we can do!"
One person said.
"Yes, sir, we people can't protect ourselves now!"
Another person said.
Lin Fan said coldly: "Of course I know that you can't protect yourselves. You still have to keep the little wealth you have to drink and eat meat. Let me ask you, who are the big households with food in Xi'an City?"
kindness!
After hearing Lin Fan's question, these people were stunned. Could it be that Lin Fan wanted to attack those merchants in the city?
This is going to cause big trouble!
"Master Lin, the big families in the city include the Zhang family, the Chen family, the Zhao family, the Yue family and more than a dozen families. Each of them has a lot of food in their homes, but these people are not easy to mess with!"
"They are in charge of the economic lifeline of Xi'an City, and they have deep roots in our Ming Dynasty. If you go to them to ask for food, I'm afraid they won't give it to you!"
Several people said.
"Haha! Of course I know they won't give it, so I need you to gather them all for me. If I don't want it, I can borrow food from them. That's okay."
Lin Fan said with a smile.
"Borrow food?
Sir, if that’s what you say, then maybe it’s really feasible and you can just return it to them after the fact!”
One person said with a smile.
"Borrowing grain will solve our urgent need, and the dozen or so large households will not fall out with us. At most, we can just give them some more grain!"
Another person said.
"Since you also think this is a good idea, let me leave the task of borrowing food from those people to you, how about it?"
Lin Fan said.
"This... Sir, a few of us are in dire straits now. Those people may not lend us food!"
Everyone is confused.
Lin Fan sneered in his heart. He didn't know what these people meant. He was clearly worried that if they borrowed food and refused to acknowledge it, they would have to pay it back.
However, I have no intention of paying it back at all, so it doesn’t matter whoever borrows it.
"You find a place and invite the heads of their families out, and I will have a good chat with them."